Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is counting on a wave of new liberal-leaning judges to counter President Donald Trump’s incoming policies.
Key Facts:
• Schumer and President Joe Biden helped confirm 235 federal judges, the biggest total since Jimmy Carter.
• This group includes 150 women, the highest number under any president.
• Democrats lost the White House and both chambers of Congress, making the courts their final line of defense.
• Schumer openly acknowledged using the judiciary to resist Trump’s MAGA agenda.
The Rest of The Story:
Over the past four years, Biden, Schumer, and the Senate Judiciary Committee strategically placed these judges, many with backgrounds in civil rights and union work, to counter future Republican moves.
By pushing through the largest batch of liberal-minded confirmations in decades, Schumer believes they have created a legal firewall against sweeping policy changes.
Their approach parallels Republican Senator Mitch McConnell’s tactics when he guided conservative judicial picks under Trump.
Democrats now hope their newly confirmed judges can slow or halt any MAGA policies until the next elections, when they aim to regain political momentum.
This Senate Majority has made history by confirming more qualified and historic judicial nominees than under any recent President—more than the Trump administration, more than any administration this century, more than any administration in decades. pic.twitter.com/vDXzpEuTN0
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) December 21, 2024
Commentary:
We are not at all surprised that Schumer intends to use the courts to stall nearly every move Trump makes.
Democrats have shown in the past that they will use every tool at their disposal, and it wouldn’t be shocking if they even consider violence if legal maneuvers fail.
However, we believe the American public largely supports what the Trump administration plans to do.
If the Democrats persist with this aggressive strategy, they may further damage their own reputation.
Despite their best efforts, it is likely they will fail to gain widespread backing against policies that resonate with a majority of voters.
The Bottom Line:
Schumer’s judicial reinforcements may create roadblocks for Trump, but public sentiment seems to favor the administration’s direction.
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This clash over the courts could make or break the Democratic brand in the coming term.